
Jon Heder
Department: Acting
Biography
Jonathan Joseph Heder (born October 26, 1977) is an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His feature film debut came in 2004 as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite. He also starred in the films The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, When in Rome, and as Roy Disney in Walt Before Mickey. He provided his voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf's Up, as well as the title character for the animated series Napoleon Dynamite.
Known For

On Location Napoleon Dynamite
2006

Napoleon Dynamite
2004

Just Like Heaven
2005

Monster House
2006

Blades of Glory
2007

The Benchwarmers
2006

School for Scoundrels
2006

Funny Thing About Love
2021

Mama's Boy
2007

When in Rome
2010

The Unexpected Race
2018

Tapawingo
2025

Moving McAllister
2007

For Ellen
2012

Peluca
2003

L!fe Happens
2011

A Monsterous Holiday
2013

I See the Demon
2025

Plan B
2024

Walt Before Mickey
2015

Surf's Up
2007

Thelma the Unicorn
2024

Reality
2015

Christmas Eve
2015

Weepah Way For Now
2015

The Tiger Hunter
2017

Tankman Begins
2005

Ghost Team
2016

Bling
2016

Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
2017

When Jeff Tried to Save the World
2017

My Dad Is Scrooge
2014

When Jeff Tried to Save the World
2018

Wildlife
2014

Gloria Talks Funny
2018

Life After Flash
2017

Tremors: Shrieker Island
2020

Woke Up Dead
2010

The Sasquatch Gang
2006

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020

All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012

Waltzing with Brando
2025

The Grim & The Dark
2025

Bobby the Hedgehog
2016

Sunshine Brownstone
2017

The Big Kill
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Pinocchio: A True Story
2021

Killing Winston Jones
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

Best Week Ever
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005

Today
1952

My Name Is Earl
2005

Punk'd
2003

The View
1997

How I Met Your Mother
2005

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

MADtv
1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Woke Up Dead
2009

Saturday Night Live
1975

Napoleon Dynamite
2012

Pickle & Peanut
2015

All Hail King Julien: Exiled
2017

Dead Grandma!
2011

MADtv
1995

Clarence
2014

Sockbaby
2004

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012

Critical Role
2015

Uncle Grandpa
2013

Uncle Grandpa
2013

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015

Conan
2010

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2010

About a Boy
2014

The Legend of Korra
2012

Raw
1993

Studio C
2012